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package me.wenyue.parambinder;

/**
 * Represents a parameter of a binding method, it must implement its own binding
 * strategy
 * 
 * @author pf-miles 2010-9-28 下午06:43:24
 * 
 */
public interface BindingParameter {

    /**
     * 
     * resolve the value from the given context, via the parameter's own
     * strategy
     * 
     * @param context
     *            the context from which this parameter value drains
     */
    <T> T drainValueFrom(BindingContext context);

    /**
     * get the type of the underlying parameter
     * 
     * @return the type of the underlying parameter
     */
    Class<?> getParameterClass();

}
